. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. Accord-ingly he accepted the renomination and made the result demonstrated the wisdom of his Federalists waged an aggressive campaign, keep-ing the Democrats everywhere continually on the defen-sive, and it was confessedly nothing but Tompkinsspersonal popularity and charm that saved the day forhim. The result of the polling was 45,412 for Tomp-kins, and 38,647 for King. Against any other Demo-crat in the State, King would have had an easy reelection marked the zenith of Tompkinsscareer. His admin
. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. Accord-ingly he accepted the renomination and made the result demonstrated the wisdom of his Federalists waged an aggressive campaign, keep-ing the Democrats everywhere continually on the defen-sive, and it was confessedly nothing but Tompkinsspersonal popularity and charm that saved the day forhim. The result of the polling was 45,412 for Tomp-kins, and 38,647 for King. Against any other Demo-crat in the State, King would have had an easy reelection marked the zenith of Tompkinsscareer. His administration was in its ninth year andwas about to be prolonged to its twelfth. It had beensingularly free from scandals of any kind, and had beenmarked with some of the finest patriotic devotion in ourcountrys history. Every favorable anticipation of theGovernor had been abundantly fulfilled. Politicalopponents as well as followers acclaimed his purity oflife, his courage of action, his unselfishness in patriot-ism, and his elevation of statesmanship. Of all the. William Jay William Jay, jurist; born New York City, June 16, 1789;graduate from Yale, 1808; studied law; appointed by GovernorClinton first judge of Westchester county, 1820; elected andheld office until superceded by Governor Bouck at the in-stance of the pro-slavery element in 1843; opposed extensionof slavery in 1826 and thereafter; leader of the society offriends; wrote manv books on legal and religious subjects;died at Bedford, N. Y., October 14, 1858. 1816] TOMPKINS AND THE PRESIDENCY 385 candidates at that time for the Presidency of the UnitedStates, there was not one more lit than he, if indeedthere was any other quite so fit. Yet because of that very fitness he was doomed todefeat. Had he been less high-minded, had he beenless a statesman and patriot and more a politician andpartisan, he might have succeeded. For in that casehe might have placated Ambrose Spencer, and haveheld Martin Van Buren true in his inter
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